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A towering figure in tiger conservation dies

New Delhi, June 1 -- Veteran tiger conservationist and author Valmik Thapar, who as been at the forefront of tiger conservation in India since mid 1970's, died in Delhi on Saturday morning. Thapar has... Read More


Ahead of polls, BJP govt eye sub categorisation of OBC

Jaipur, June 1 -- With elections to urban local bodies and panchayats due at the end of the year, the state government has set up an OBC political representation commission that will examine the sub c... Read More


Cabinet okays hiring of 700 home guards

Shimla, June 1 -- The state cabinet, in its meeting under the chairmanship of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday decided to fill 700 posts of home guard volunteers in the home guards a... Read More


A first, 24-tonne cherries sent to Mumbai via train

Jammu, June 1 -- In a first, Railways on Saturday ferried 24 tonnes of cherries from Kashmir to Mumbai via Katra railway station. The move has brought smiles to cherry growers in Kashmir, whose produc... Read More


Haryana to get Mateshwari Ahilyabai Holkar museum: Saini

Karnal, June 1 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday announced that the state government would build a Mateshwari Ahilyabai Holkar museum on two acres of land. He said that with the ... Read More


Ferozepur: 2.16 kg heroin seized; three arrested

Ferozepur, June 1 -- Three persons were arrested with 2.16 kg heroin, 360 intoxicating tablets, Rs.8.30 lakh drug money in separate cases in Ferozepur on Saturday. The accused in the first case, Harpr... Read More


Himachal to sell Rs.800-cr securities to procure loan

Shimla, June 1 -- The cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh government will take loan by selling government stock (securities) worth Rs.800 crore for carrying out development works of the state. A notificati... Read More


2 Punjab women tourists die in Kullu tree fall amid storm

Kullu/Srinagar, June 1 -- Two women tourists from Punjab were killed when a pine tree fell on them during a severe storm in Kullu district on Saturday, police said. The deceased were identified as Avi... Read More


Pro-war rhetoric is dangerous: Mehbooba

Srinagar, June 1 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday warned against the rising tide of war rhetoric, emphasising that Jammu and Kashmir... Read More


Security fee for plastic use at HP tourist destinations soon

Shimla, June 1 -- The Himachal cabinet on Saturday decided to come up with a Deposit Refund Scheme 2025 as a pilot project to effectively manage and reduce non-biodegradable waste. Under this scheme, ... Read More